It’s only getting worse, said a clearly
exhausted Kathy Lorenz.
She’s the coordinator for the 13-church
Mount Healthy Alliance Inc. Food Pantry,
housed in the basement of Mount Healthy
Christian Church, 7717 Harrison Ave.
“It’s very scary right now,” Lorenz said
while lugging boxes of macaroni from her
car into the pantry.
“We’re up 370 people who have signed

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Woods victory on A7.

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Kathy Lorenz gets ready to divide cartons of eggs to be able to serve more people relying on the Mount Healthy Alliance Inc. Food Pantry.

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up for our special holiday dinner compared to
last year.”
To date, the pantry has helped 8,173 people, 1,090 last month alone.
“In one week, we saw 120 people coming
in for help,” Lorenz said.
Most of the people who are hoping for
some sort of meat on the holiday table will be
getting chicken. Lorenz said they only will be
able to provide turkeys for larger families.
“What is really scary to me is that we’re
not only seeing new people, but we’re seeing
people coming back who were here months
ago.
“The new people we’re seeing are those
who have lost their jobs and they are really

embarrassed to ask for help.”
Set up as an emergency pantry, families in
the 45231 ZIP code are allowed to pick three
days worth of meals each month from the
pantry shelves.
People in need also are given information
about agencies that might be able to assist
them with other issues.
The 13 member congregations include
churches in Colerain and Springfield townships and North College Hill.
For more information or make a donation,
call Lorenz at 551-8036.
Donations can be sent to Mount Healthy
Alliance Inc., PO Box 31028, Cincinnati
45231.

Extracurriculars,
busing quickly
return to district
By Rob Dowdy
rdowdy@communitypress.com

Winton Woods City Schools
officials promised to return kindergarten through eighth grade
extracurricular activities and high
school busing if the Nov. 3 levy
passed.
Less than two days after the
district passed its levy, it kept its
word.
Now, many students are
breathing a sigh of relief, teachers
are reorganizing student groups
and the district’s transportation
department is working toward
bringing back high school busing
at the start of the new year.
Winton Woods Intermediate
School physical education teacher
Carl Paff and secretary Genice
Peterson held the school’s student
council elections almost immediately after the district brought student activities back to the school.
“We started right away with
nominations,” Paff said.
The 42 students involved,

which doubles the number from
last year, have already started collecting canned goods for a food
drive. Peterson said they couldn’t
wait to get started, after delaying
the nominations until the levy
passed.
Kristi Hooper, transportation
director for the district, said she’s
been busy at work attempting to
revise the high school bus routes
from last year. She said drivers are
preparing for the additional routes,
and she’s sending out letters to
students at private schools to
determine how many additional
students will need transportation
when high school busing goes
into effect in January.
“I don’t want to waste money
and prepare for kids who won’t be
riding,” Hooper said.
Winton Woods High School
junior Corey Stewart said he felt
like “a kid in a candy shop” after
the levy passed. Stewart, who’s
been in student council, pep band,
chorus, National Honor Society,
orchestra and is the lead in the

ROB DOWDY/STAFF

The student council at Winton Woods Intermediate School divides cans from its canned food drive
into donation boxes. The group, among others in Winton Woods City Schools, formed quickly after
the Nov. 3 levy passed and the district restored extracurricular activities to kindergarten through
eighth grade.
school’s fall play, said the threat of
cutting extracurriculars at the high
school would have dampened his
enthusiasm to come to class every
day.
“It would just be really
gloomy,” he said. “School wouldn’t be as fun.”
Superintendent Camille Nasbe

said that while the money raised
by the levy will allow the district
to keep its academic programs in
place, it was also very important
to maintain the extracurricular
activities at each of the schools.
She said those activities often
strengthen student achievement
and make school fun for students.

Making good its promise
to bring its roster to full staff
with approval of a May
levy, three new officers
have been hired by the
Springfield Township Police
Department.
Police Chief David Heimpold said his department is
now at 50 full-time officers
with the recent hirings.
Along with the three officers just approved, Heimpold filled another vacant
slot several months ago.
With the four jobs to fill,
Heimpold said he received
more than 260 applications.
“It was our goal to find
the best fit for our department and our community,”
he said.

“The hiring process
was
very
competitive
and intense,
but after this
very thoro u g h
Heimpold
process, we
feel that we were able to
accomplish our goals in hiring quality officers.”
The three new officers
are Benjamin Huxel, Joseph
Powers and James Scheeler.
Huxel, originally from
Cincinnati, attended Capital
University where he was a
four-year starting football
player.
He worked as a corrections officer before becoming a full-time police officer
with the Columbus Police
Department.

Powers also grew up in
the Cincinnati area graduating from La Salle High
School. He attended Wright
State University on a baseball scholarship before
being drafted by the Reds.
He played in the Reds
minor league organization
for five years, then finished
his degree at Northern Kentucky University.
Scheeler began his law
enforcement career at a
young age as a member of
the Springfield Township
Police Explorer Post.
Like Powers, Scheeler is
a graduate of La Salle High
School, and the Butler Tech
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Hoffmann preparing to leave village politics
By Heidi Fallon
hfallon@communitypress.com

Oscar Hoffmann is about
to try something he hasn’t
done since 1975.
Hoffmann, 70, will be
spending Tuesday nights
some place other than the
Greenhills Municipal Building when he retires as
mayor at the end of the
year.
It was dirty laundry,
Hoffmann jokes, that first
got him involved in 1975.
“My
neighbors
on
Chalmers Court were upset
because of the dust and dirt
that would blow on to their
laundry hanging on the
lines,” he said.

“I volunteered to go to
council to complain about
the dust, dirt and mud ending up on the laundry from
Palma Park.
“A few days after I made
a presentation to council, I
got a call that they were
appointing me to a vacant
council seat.”
He was continually reelected to council until 1992
when he ran for mayor and
won.
While he’s leaving politics, Hoffmann isn’t quite
ready to retire from the volunteer fire department he
joined in 1976.
“A lot of my friends were
on the department and
urged me to join.”

Hoffmann worked his
way up the ranks and has
been assistant chief for “20
some years.”
While most of his tenure
on council and in the
mayor’s seat have been
rewarding, Hoffmann said
the last few years have been
frustrating to say the least.
A small faction of the village, including the recent
mayoral candidate Pat Andwan, have battled village
leaders.
Most of the rancor has
been over the village’s push
to buy blighted properties
that Andwan and others
claim are historic and
should be saved.
“Even with the election
results,” Hoffmann said, “I
don’t see the problems
going away.
“It’s been very contemptuous and divisive, but I
think the people of the village support what we’re try-

ing to do.
“We have a new voice
on council, a new mayor
and basically a new village
manager. It’s an opportunity
to open up new doors and
close some others.”
One of those “doors” is
the on-going project to buy
the shopping center, which
has long been a dream of
Hoffmann’s.
He also wanted to see
the village retain ownership
of the Community Building,
sold to the school district for
$1 in the 1950s.
“I’ve always wanted to
see that come back to the
village and become a true
community center.”
While that hasn’t happened, Hoffmann said he’s
content with the goals he
did achieve and thinks he’s
leaving his hometown in
good hands.
Hoffmann grew up on
Chalmers Court and contin-

ued to live in his parents’
home until he and wife, Joy,
bought another village
house several years ago.
He remembers growing
up in one of the four-family
units along with his seven
brothers and a sister.
“There were six of boys
with three rows of bunk
beds in one bedroom. All
but one of us still lives in
Greenhills and our three
sons and 16 grandchildren
all live here.”
Avid walkers and hikers,
Hoffmann and his wife
often have their strolls
around the village interrupted, he said.
“Somebody will stop me
and extend a hand or give
me a hug to show their
appreciation
and
that
warms my heart and my
soul.
“I’ve tried to do the best I
could for the village all
these years. I’ll miss it and

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Kimberly DiStefano, one
of the parents leading the
Warrior Academic Advisory
Council, is organizing an
event aimed at bringing the
youth together for a positive
evening of fun and learning.

PowerNight will be Friday, Nov. 20, at St. Mark
A.M.E. Zion Church and
will feature a gospel rapper,
a dance ministry, a spoken
word artist and singing
groups.
DiStefano said she’s
bringing the event to life
after witnessing a similar
program during a visit to a
church in Akron. She said
so many children need
direction and a positive
influence in their lives that
she felt she could do something to help as many as
possible.
“It’s really about bring-

ing everyone together for
one night to show them
there is power inside of
them,” DiStefano said.
Despite being hosted by
St. Mark, the program will
be
non-denominational.
DiStefano said she’s not targeting any particular church
crowd, but instead hoping
the event will catch on and
become something local
teens can use to gain some
perspective.
Pastor Jermaine Armour
said the idea excites him,
and he hopes to make PowerNight a staple of the community.

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Oscar Hoffmann soon will be cleaning
out his office and handing over the key
to his successor after 18 years as
Greenhills mayor.
the wonderful people I work
with on council and for the
village.
“I don’t know what I’ll
be doing on council’s Tuesday night meetings, but I’ll
come up with something.”

What’s going on?
What: PowerNight, an
event for young adults that
encourages positive behavior
When: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20
Where: Saint Mark A.M.E.
Zion Church, 9208 Daly Road
This event is free and open
to the public. Doors open at
6:30 p.m.
“I thought it was great
because that’s what we
need,” he said.
DiStefano said she’s
already planning a second
PowerNight, and she’s been
contacted by churches in
Pittsburgh and Indianapolis
about holding similar events
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Forest Park resident Jeremy Cobb, a student at CHCA’s Martha S. Lindner High
School has been named a semifinalist in the
46th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program.
Cobb scored among the top 1 percent of
the 160,000 black high school seniors who
took the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test as juniors in 2008.
He has a chance to win a $2,500 college
scholarship.
To advance to the finalist level in the competition, semifinalists must present a record of
high academic performance throughout high
school, be endorsed and recommended by
the high school principal, write an essay and
earn SAT scores that conform to the
PSAT/NMSQT performance. In addition, the
semifinalist and a high school official must
complete a detailed scholarship application in
which they provide information about the student’s participation in school and community
activities, demonstrated leadership abilities
and educational goals.
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The banner proclaiming their
success hasn’t arrived, but that
doesn’t matter to students and
staff at Goodman Elementary
School.
The North College Hill school
has been named a School of
Promise by the state education
department, in part, for its academic achievements last year.
Goodman is one of 134 schools
in the state to receive the honor

based on third-grade achievement
test scores and other factors such
as its socioeconomic enrollment
statistics.
School Principal Joanna Sears
said she and her staff are hoping
for the same test results from this
year’s batch of third-graders.
“For us, the recognition is
important because of our demographics and the work our teachers
have done to constantly look for
better ways of doing things in and
out of the classroom,” Sears said.
Renee Bush, the third-grade

teacher at Goodman for the past
four years, said it wasn’t a solo
effort.
“I didn’t do this alone,” Bush
said. “We have a great team of
teaching partnerships.”
The third-graders who earned
the school the honor are now
attending fourth-grade at Becker
Elementary School.
While she waits on the banner,
Sears said that the school is now
turning its attentions to striving
for a second Excellent honor in
state rankings.

Juniors in Jim Schneider’s United States
history classes recently were treated to a
multi-cultural feast.
Schneider invited McAuley’s two year-long
exchange students, Vera Straub of Germany
and Mai Chu of Vietnam, four October
exchange students from Niels Steensens
Gymnasium in Copenhagen, Denmark, and a
current student, Pakistan native Shaiza Alvi,
to share their cultures with his Cincinnati
native students.
Each class brought in foods from different
cultures, such as German potato salad, Danish dream cake, Vietnamese spring rolls and
French chicken Marsala, as well as Cincinnati
favorites like chili dip and fruit pizza.
As the students enjoyed the food, the
international students shared bits and pieces
of their culture. The Danish students showed
some slides of landmarks in Copenhagen and
played a recording of the most popular Danish music. Signs in the different languages the
students speak were on the door welcoming
everyone to the party. The McAuley students
learned how to count in several languages, as
well as common phrases such as hello and
Merry Christmas.

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The marching band has won nine trophies
at competitions at Piqua, Loveland and Glen
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analyses of water samples, received instruction in physics and astronomy followed by
night visits to the observatory for lectures and
night-time sky viewing, kayaked the Licking
River and visited the Newport Aquarium. They
also learned to apply the textbook information
from previous science classes and the summer institute lectures to real-life scenarios.
The institute is offered each summer on a
first-come, first-served basis to students who
have completed their sophomore year of high
school.

St. Ursula Academy

Senior Erica Howard of College Hill has
been named a National Achievement semifinalist for her performance on the Preliminary
SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test.
She placed among the top 1 percent of
the 160,000 black American high school students who entered the competition by taking
the test.
Howard now has the opportunity to continue in the competition to compete for
approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship
awards worth $2.6 million.

Scarlet Oaks

Tommy Malott was selected as a Student
of the Month for September.
Malott, a commercial/residential electricity
senior from Winton Woods High School, was
nominated by instructor Bob Wilcox for his
attendance record, A average and the fact he
comes to class prepared every day.

Winton Woods
High School

Senior Emily Cooper was chosen as the
Channel 9 Student of
the Week for the week
of Oct. 12.
Cooper was recognized her academic
achievement and
school involvement.
She is currently third in
her class and serves
as vice president of
the school’s National
Honor Society.
Cooper
She has had roles
in numerous spring musicals and fall plays,
and will play the role of Mrs. Oliver in this
year’s production of the Agatha Christie murder mystery “Cards on the Table.” Cooper
also is field commander for the marching
band, participates in varsity ensemble, is a
member of the girls’ a cappella group Counterpoint and is a WWHS Ambassador.
She is the daughter of Barry and Barb
Cooper of Springfield Township.

Winton Woods
Intermediate School

The academy won $2,000 and third place
in a contest sponsored by Clever Crazes for
Kids, an online wellness initiative for children
ages 6 to 12.
The Web site uses animated characters,
information and games to encourage students to increase daily physical activity, adopt
healthy eating habits, maintain positive selfesteem and develop environmentally friendly
habits.
The school was recognized for having the
third highest percentage of students participating at www.clevercrazes.com.

Susan Williams, education director at Raptors Inc., recently introduced fifth-grade students to three rescued birds of prey, including
an Eastern Screech owl, a Peregrine falcon
and a Great Horned owl.
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Students are using iPod nanos purchased
through a district grant to improve their Spanish skills.
“Using the iPods gives each student an
opportunity to move at their own pace,” said
Spanish teacher Lisa Giblin. “They can also
choose how to practice their listening skills.
Some students listened to Spanish songs,
while others listened to native speakers performing a dialogue.”
Students are also able to record their
responses to questions. Giblin then listens to
the recordings to assess students’ speaking
skills. “It’s hard for all students to have the
opportunity speak a lot during normal class
time. This gives each student the chance to
be heard,” Giblin said.
The iPods were purchased through a grant
funded from the district’s permanent improvement fund. The internal grants allow teachers
to apply for “tech funds” that do not come
from the general fund.

Winton Woods Primary
North

The recent tsunami in American Samoa
has hit close to home for Trina Baker and her
first-grade students. Baker’s husband, Billy, is
from American Samoa and his village was
completely destroyed.
Baker and her students have started collecting toothbrushes and toothpaste for the
relief effort and are asking fellow students and
staff, parents and community members to join
them.
Her immediate family is safe, but three
family members did not survive the tsunami
waves, which came ashore after an underwater earthquake with a magnitude of up to 8.3
and at least 176 people dead.
Donations for the tsunami victims can be
dropped off during the school day at the front
office, 73 Junefield Ave. in Greenhills.

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Schools

November 18, 2009

Amanda Ford, left, and
Desiree Fourth, both sixthgraders at New Burlington
Elementary School, took
turns reading President
Barack Obama's
proclamation for Veterans
Day at the school Veterans
Day ceremony Now. 10.

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Veterans salute

Veterans, from left, Joe Foster,, Roy
Hurmmer, and Bob Hollstegge all
members of the Mount Healthy VFW
post, salute during the Star
Spangled Banner at the New
Burlington Elementary School’s
Veterans Day program.

Keynote speaker Leslie Edwards, one of the original Tuskegee Airman who was a master
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Elementary School, a Mt. Healthy School District school for Veterans Day program.

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Teenagers in the Greater
Cincinnati area are being
sought for a study abroad
program that would take
them to France.
The trips range from one
week to an entire school
year and are being offered
through Cultural Academic
Student Exchange, a nonprofit public service program.
Patricia Clegg, local representative of the group,
said students can go overseas between one and four
weeks, an entire summer, a
semester or an entire school
year.
“It’s going to depend on
what they want to do,” she
said.
Clegg said students who
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Applications for the
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of the trip.

Members of the drum line helped march the Finneytown High School
band to its third straight superior rating at state band competition.
Band director Rick Canter said the band’s accomplishments this
season include receiving superior ratings at three regional contests,
qualifying for state at its first appearance and superior ratings for the
band’s color guard at both regional and state. From left is Matt
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on the length of the trip, it
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Families can also receive
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Eighteen students earned a “limo
lunch” for their participation in the
annual fall magazine drive sponsored
by the athletic department.
Students who sold 12 or more
items in the magazine drive rode in a
limousine to Cici’s in Fairfield.
On the road trip were freshmen
Brooke Bigner, Elizabeth Davish, Taylor Gorby, Rachel Pierani, Allsion
Schuler and Kaitlyn Sterwerf, sophomores Haley Poli, Samantha Rack,
Katie Schmuelling and Arielle Torbeck, juniors Emily Blessing, Kimberly
Calder, Stephanie Clemons, Maria
Lupp, Elizabeth Morris and Amanda
Rapien, and senior Bethani Ritter.
•
Sophomore Bria Wyatt recently
received the American Red Cross
Youth Service
Award from the
Cincinnati area
chapter of the
American Red
Cross.
She was recognized for 150
hours of volunteer service to
Wyatt
the Red Cross.
She was a counselor at a Leadership Development
Center Camp for teens in seventh
through 12th grades.
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Science lab instructor Cris Cornelssen will be presented with the
Outstanding Recycling Educator
Award by Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services.
Cornelssen was nominated by
Wright Gwyn, program manager for
Forest Park Environmental Awareness. She has worked with the program for almost 20 years.
In his nomination, Gwyn cited Cornelssen’s recent help in securing a
$10,000 grant from Wal-Mart to
develop a land lab at the school. He
also mentioned her 15-year support
of the Environmental Awareness Program Environmental High IQ Bowl,
her help with school paper recycling
programs and with the Rumpke
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Cornelssen also teamed with
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Senior Seth Cornelius was
named the WCPO-TV Channel 9 Student of the Week for the week of Oct.
26. He is the
second Winton
Woods High
School student
to be chosen for
the honor in as
many weeks.
Cornelius has
a 3.86 gradepoint average
Cornelius
and is a Student
Ambassador. He
is a member of the varsity ensemble
choir, the student-run gospel group
Gospel Keys and the men’s a cappella group, Harmony. He has also been
active in the school’s musical productions, including a role as Ambrose
Kemper in last year’s production of
“Hello, Dolly!”
He is the son of Beth Cornelius of
Forest Park.
•
Senior Jay Jordan received a
Kiwanis Club Character is Key Award,
presented at a
recent Winton
Woods board of
education meeting.
Jordan has
earned awards
in many academic areas and
is a leader in the
Jordan
music program.
He is ranked fifth
in his class, is president of varsity
ensemble and is a member of the
symphonic, jazz and pep bands. He
also is first chair of the band’s percussion section and leads the drumline.
He is the son of John and Jeanette
Jordan of Springfield Township.
•
Students have started a new club
in order to raise funds and collect
books for disadvantaged students
around the world.

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McAuley, the Fashion Club, and is a
member of the French Club and Art
Club.
She is the daughter of Monya
Wyatt of Finneytown.

“The club is called Helping Education Reach Others, and our first project
is a book drive to benefit schools in
Gulu, Uganda,” said Lauren Sabour,
social studies teacher and club sponsor.
Sabour said the students were
inspired to start the club after watching the documentary “Invisible Children.” “They wanted to do something
in order to help the children of Uganda
who are subject to being kidnapped
by the rebels, the Lord’s Resistance
Army,” said Sabour. “These children
are forced to be soldiers, and in order
to find safety from being kidnapped
they will sleep in masses in public
places.”
The filmmakers started an organization that has built schools in Uganda
that benefit the children. Students are
collecting books through Jan. 22 to
send to these schools. All levels of
good quality books are accepted, from
children’s books to college texts.
Books may be dropped off in the
school’s main office.

Winton Woods
Middle School

Winton Woods Middle School has
announce its Students of the Month
for October.
The students were nominated by
the teaching staff because of the quality of their work, their efforts in class,
their responsibility level and behavior at
school, their attitude, and their relationship to their peers and teachers.
Honored were seventh-graders
Sarai Owens, Tyler Morgeson and Darnell Williams, and eighth-graders Carla
Cora, Adrieanna Davis, Taylor Hagens,
Dana Jetter, Gabrielle Johnson, Jordan
Leary, Hannah Moore, Devin Richard,
Charlé Rogers and Kori Sanders.

A La Salle High School
graduate Aaron Osborne goal
off an assist from Joey Tensing, a Mount Healthy High
School graduate, just 7:50
into the Nov. 8 game proved
to be all Thomas More College needed, as the top-seeded Saints (17-2-1) captured
their first-ever PAC Men’s
Soccer Championship with a
1-0 home victory over thirdseeded Washington & Jefferson College.
With the win, the Saints
secured the PAC’s automatic
bid to the 2009 NCAA Division
III Playoffs.
Thomas More held a narrow 14-12 shot advantage
over W&J, while the Presidents maintained a 6-5 margin in corner kicks.
Thomas More sophomore
GK Zack Lawson made three
saves in the shutout victory
over the Presidents, while
W&J freshman GK Simen
Myrum (Lillehammer, Norway)
stopped five shots in defeat.

Speed, strength clinic

Parisi Speed School of
Loveland will conduct a
speed, strength and nutrition
clinic at 2:30 p.m., Saturday,
Nov. 21, at Mt. Healthy High
School gymnasium.
The clinic is designed to
help teach anyone involved in
athletics five simple things
they can do to instantly
increase athletic performance
and speed for any age.
One Source Nutrition will
conduct a presentation on
sports nutrition for coaches
and athletes.
Cost is $5 for adults and
$2 for athletes ages 7 to 18.
All funds raised will be
donated back to the Mt.
Healthy High School girls
basketball team for camps
and traveling expenses this
season.
Parisi will donate free
memberships and nutrition
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with the fundraising.
For more information
about Parisi Speed School
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Correction

In the Nov. 11 edition of
the Hilltop Press, it was
reported that Roger Bacon
High School junior cross
country runner Emily Richmond fell one spot short of
qualifying for state as a sophomore. Richmond, however,
finished 16th at regionals in
2008 and advanced to the
state championships.

Season high

Ohio Northern University
junior Abby Schaller, a
McAuley High School graduate, had a solid week on the
university’s volleyball team,
the week of Nov. 2, with 24
kills, including eight kills and
a season-high .538 hitting
percentage (8-1-13) against
the Blue Streaks in the quarterfinals, Nov. 3.

Post-season award

College of Mount St.
Joseph volleyball middle hitter, Sophomore Kat Roedig, a
McAuley High School graduate, was recently selected
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Winton Woods has been
a terror for opposing defenses this season and nothing
has changed in the postseason.
The Warriors won their
first round game 59-7 and
their second round game
40-7 over Tecumseh. Winton Woods is now in the
regional final for the second
straight year and the Warriors will face a TrotwoodMadison team that thumped
No. 1 seed Turpin 43-7
Head coach Troy Everhart thought the round two
win came down to Winton
Woods being the more battle-tested team.
“Our team can’t be tested
anymore than it has been,”
he said. “I don’t care what
happened in the playoffs,
Moeller is a damn good
football team. Anderson is
an outstanding team. It
seemed like we were just a
little more battle-tested,”
Everhart said.
The Warriors followed a
common recipe to the
blowout win over Tecumseh
as Winton Woods racked up
439 rushing yards, 295 of
which came in
the first half.
Dominique
Brown led the
way with 198
yards and two
touchdowns
on 13 carries. Jeremiah
Goins had 64 yards and
three scores on nine carries
and Thomas Owens had 91
yards and a touchdown on
four carries.
Winton Woods held the
No. 8 team in the state to
only one touchdown, which
was set up by a Winton
Woods turnover.
“We executed well on
offense and we had some
outstanding hitting on
defense,” Everhart said.

MARK CHALIFOUX/STAFF

Winton Woods quarterback Dominique Brown cuts upfield against Tecumseh.
“We put an end to their run
game early and established
our run pretty well.”
Winton Woods should
get a challenge from Trotwood-Madison
in
the
regional final. No. 4 TrotwoodMadis o n
dominated
No. 1
Tu r p i n
43-7 in their round two
game.
Trotwood is led by junior
running back Antwan
Gilbert, who ran for 262
yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries against
Turpin. Gilbert has more
than 2,000 rushing yards
this season. Trotwood also
has a massive offensive
line, with four offensive line
starters weighing between
292 and 331 pounds. Still,
it won’t be the first time

MARK CHALIFOUX/STAFF

Chuck Wynn (25) and Antonio Poole (18) make the stop on a Tecumseh running
back. The Winton Woods defense held Tecumseh to only 7 points.
Winton Woods has faced a
big line, as Moeller featured
one of the biggest offensive
lines in the state, anchored
by two Division I prospects.
“We have to continue to
run the football and keep

that Gilbert kid off the field,”
Everhart said. “He’s pretty
explosive so if we have the
ball, he can’t get it.”
Everhart said the Warriors have several things
they can improve on, as he

thought Winton Woods put
the ball on the ground too
much against Tecumseh and
the Warriors had two extra
points blocked.
Some of the positives
Everhart noticed came on
the defensive side of the
ball.
“The kid really making a
big difference to us with his
attitude and demeanor has
been Marcus Murphy,” he
said. “He’s done an outstanding job on the defensive line. Him and Antonio
Poole, a linebacker, have
really stepped up their play.
Their hitting and their effort
have helped get our defense
rolling.”
Everhart said Winton
Woods will be ready for
Trotwood’s size and speed
and thinks the regional final
will be a good game. The
two teams meet Friday,
Nov. 20 at a site to be determined.

Bombers fall to Elder, season ends
By Tony Meale
tmeale@communitypress.com

His players huddled
around him, their heads
bowed and their eyes moist.
“I don’t know if I’ve ever
been more proud of a group
of guys,” St. Xavier High
School football coach Steve
Specht said. “I don’t care
what the scoreboard says.
That isn’t what makes
champions. You guys coming out here every day and
busting your tails – that’s
what makes champions.”
St. Xavier – a team that
no one picked to do much of
anything this season, a
team that ended up winning
a GCL-South title and a city
championship, a team that
aspired to win the program’s
third state title in five years
– fell behind 17-0 to Elder
in the Division I Regional
Semifinal at Nippert Stadium Nov. 14 before falling
17-14.
And just like that, the
Bombers’ dream season was
over.
They finish 9-3 (3-0).
More than 20,000 fans
watched as Elder jumped on
St. X early and used a bendbut-don’t-break defense to
hold the Bombers scoreless
through three quarters.
Elder junior running
back Ben Coffaro scored on
a 44-yard scamper, and a

TONY MEALE/STAFF

down and one interception
in his final game as a
Bomber. Senior tight end
Alex Longi led St. X with
six catches for 42 yards.
“From
a
leadership
standpoint, I’ve never had
any better of a group,”
Specht said of his senior
class.
St. X amassed 96 yards
on the ground, falling short
of 100 for only the second
time this season. Sophomore Conor Hundley led St.
X with 16 carries for 57
yards.
Elder
(9-2,
1-2)
advances to play Anderson

(12-0, 5-0) in the Regional
Final Nov. 21. Anderson
downed Middletown 41-20.
It was the fourth time
this decade that Elder and
St. X met in the postseason.
The winners of the previous
three
showdowns
all
advanced to the state title
game.
St. X hadn’t lost in the
playoffs since 2006, and
Elder hadn’t beaten St. X in
the playoffs since 2002.
“It’s unfortunate, but it
isn’t tragic,” said Specht,
who is now 6-2 in his
career against Elder. “It’s
life.”

St. Xavier High School head coach Steve Specht addresses his players following a
17-14 loss to Elder in the Division I Regional Semifinal at Nippert Stadium Nov. 14.
37-yard field goal by allstate kicker Tony Miliano
propelled the Panthers to a
10-0 halftime lead.
Wide receiver Tim O’Conner put the game out of
reach with an 18-yard, broken-tackle touchdown catch
to open the third quarter; he
finished with three receptions for 31 yards and a
touchdown.
St. X got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter
after a one-yard plow from
senior
bruiser
Nigel
Muhammad. An 18-yard
touchdown reception by
senior wideout Will Carroll
closed the gap to 17-14, but
St. X, which outgained

Elder 317-290, would get
no closer.
The Panthers converted
a fourth-and-1 pass from
Mark Miller to Alex Welch
for six yards with 42 seconds remaining to seal the
win.
“That’s a great high
school football game,”
Specht said. “You’ve got
two communities like X and
Elder that love their kids
and love high school football. Everything you saw
tonight is what’s great
about high school athletics.”
Senior quarterback Luke
Massa was 20-of-28 for
221 yards with one touch-

TONY MEALE/STAFF

St. Xavier senior tight end Alex Longi makes a reception and braces for Elder
senior Alex Taylor. Longi finished with six catches for 42 yards, but the Bombers
fell 17-14.

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Hilltop Press

November 18, 2009

Sports & recreation

Ursuline’s focus earns them state title
By Anthony Amorini
aamorini@communitypress.com

ERNEST COLEMAN/STAFF

Ursuline Academy No. 10 Kori Moster of Mt. Healthy serves on Nov. 14 during play
in the Division I State Finals in Dayton with Dublin Coffman.
first loss of the season to
Olmsted Falls to finish as
Ohio’s runner-up at 28-1.
This year, the Lions
improved to 28-0 and
earned a Division I state
championship.
And the key word was
earned.
“We’ve been waiting for
this all year,” Case said. “I

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goals (19) and points
scored (43) and also owns
the school record for career
goals (55) and points
scored (102).
Osborne and the rest of
the Saints wrapped up the
regular season Oct. 31,
when they hosted Waynesburg University on Senior
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tough,” Souder said after
her team fell to 28-1 with
its loss to the Lions in the
state finals. “You can’t really prepare for (the state
finals). Ursuline had that
advantage coming in.”
Dublin Coffman was
making its first appearance
in the state finals.
Ursuline jumped out to a
5-1 lead during its first
game against Dublin Coffman and never looked back.
Ursuline led all three of
the sets it won during the
state finals by 5-1 margins
over Dublin Coffman.
“Anytime you’re up you
are going to be more confident,” Case said. “And especially with the experience
we have.
“For us to have a lead
like that against a team that
had never experienced (the
state finals), I knew it was
going to be a good thing,”
Case added.
Senior Jade Henderson of
Loveland led Ursuline with
18 kills in the state finals.
Marlatt, also of Loveland,
was close behind with 16
kills as junior Christina Beer

added 10 kills.
Reinert contributed a
game-high 48 assists.
Junior Kori Moster of Mt.
Healthy had 15 digs with
senior Anna Prickel posting
13 digs for Ursuline.
“The more we ran and
the harder we worked, the
more it was going to show
on the court,” Moster said
her Lions earning their 2009
state title. “I think we are all
in a little bit of shock.”

St. X’s alum leads Holy Cross to title
By Anthony Amorini
aamorini@communitypress.com

Individual accolades are
nothing new for Dominic
Randolph but a
trip to the playoffs
with his Holy
Cross
Crusader
collegiate football
team promises to
be a career highlight for the Pierce
Township
resiRandolph
dent.
Randolph, a
third-year captain for Holy
Cross and St. Xavier graduate, led the Crusaders to its
first Patriot League title
since 1991 this fall.
The Crusaders clinched
at least a share of the Patriot League title with a win
over Lafayette (28-26) during a home game Saturday,
Nov. 14.
Holy Cross improved to
9-1 with the win including a
5-0 record in the Patriot
League.
Though Randolph owns
numerous school records,
this will be his first trip to
the playoffs with Holy
Cross.
“He’s certainly living up
to the high expectations
everyone had for him,” Holy
Cross offensive coordinator
Mike Pedone said. “He’s
done a great job for us.
“I don’t think it’s a secret
that he’s an important part

of our success here,”
Pedone joked.
Randolph was named as
the Patriot League Player of
the Year for a second-consecutive season following his junior
campaign.
A g a i n s t
Lafayette, Randolph
was 23 for 37 in
passing for 348
yards
and
two
touchdowns.
He
rushed for 10 yards.
Entering
the
game against Lafayette,
Randolph was the all-time
leader for both Holy Cross
and the Patriot League with
12,489 career passing
yards.
Randolph is the first
player in Holy Cross history
to throw for more than
10,000 yards. The quarterback is also has school
records for career 300-yard
passing games (22) and
career 400-yard passing
games (seven).
“When you have someone with his caliber you just
try to savor every moment
you have with him,”
Pedone said.
Randolph has thrown for
at least 200 yards in an
astounding 39-consecutive
games including 40-consecutive games with at least
one touchdown pass.
In 2008, Randolph broke
the Crusaders’ all-time

Dominic Randolph By the Numbers
Holy Cross senior Dominic
Randolph is charging toward the
end of his collegiate career and
improving his NFL Draft stock all
the while with consistently
impressive numbers.
Here’s a quick glance at the
collegiate statistics for the St.
Xavier graduate and Pierce
Township resident:

career records for completions (1,048), pass attempts
(1,650), touchdown passes
(111) and yards of total
offense (13,220).
Randolph’s
current
career completion percentage of 63.5-percent (1048for-1650 passing) is also a
record for Holy Cross.
All stats were accurate as
of Friday, Nov. 13, before
Holy Cross faced Lafayette.
Holy Cross is 30-11 with
Randolph taking the snaps.
Randolph is the first
player in Holy Cross history
to be named as a captain for
three seasons.
“He has an enthusiasm
and energy that’s contagious.

passing yards, 28 touchdowns, 12
interceptions, 152.3 efficiency rating. Senior stats do not include
most recent game against
Lafayette.

He elevates the level of play
of everyone around him,”
Pedone said. “That’s what
makes him a great leader.
“The players vote on the
captain so he was selected
by his peers. That speaks
volumes about the type of
person he is,” Pedone
added.
The 6-foot-3 quarterback
is also a candidate for the
Walter Payton Award as
one of 20 players on an official watch list for the honor.
Randolph is the No. 31
ranked quarterback for the
2010 NFL draft across all
divisions of college football
according to Sports Illustrated’s SI.com Draft Tracker.

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took things differently this
year. It helped them to stay
focused. They didn’t look
ahead ever.”
Last year, the entire
post-season seemed like a
celebration
until
the
moment Ursuline hoped to
celebrate arrived, Case said
“We brought in gifts during the tournament run and

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The Ursuline Academy
volleyball team saved celebrations until the end of its
2009 campaign and the
sacrifice proved well worth
the wait.
Lion players, coaches
and students alike were
jubilant
after
Ursuline
brought home a fourth volleyball state championship
Saturday, Nov. 14.
“It’s my dream and we
succeeded,” senior Dani
Reinart of Symmes Township said after Ursuline
bested Dublin Coffman to
capture its first state title
since 2002.
Ursuline’s win over
Dublin Coffman, 3-1 (2516, 25-19, 18-25, 25-17),
stood in stark contrast to
the end of the 2008 season.
Last
fall,
Ursuline
steamed through the regular
season and a state title
seemed like a forgone conclusion, head coach Jeni
Case explained.
It was a team of destiny
until the Lions suffered its

parents were going to team
dinners,” Case explained.
“We were celebrating too
early.”
But this fall, the Lions
started the season by making a sacrifice rather than
setting goals.
A state title was the
obvious target for Ursuline
on the heels of a 28-1 season and a trip to the finals.
“I gave up pop and fast
food,” Case said.
Several Lions chimed in
with sacrifices ranging from
“eating more and doing
push-ups” for Reinert to
skipping out on energy
drinks for senior Lauren
Marlatt.
“It was going to help the
team because we were
going to be stronger and
better,” Case said of the sacrifices.
Marlatt and the Lions
weren’t lacking energy
when it was time for the
2009 state finals.
And if strength was the
goal, Dublin Coffman head
coach Mary Anne Souder
confirmed Case’s approach.
“Ursuline came out

Cold War vets
are forgotten
I had the honor of attending
the unveiling of the bell tower in
remembrance of all those veterans
who served and died for their
country. Tracy Winkler and her
staff did an outstanding job.
The guest speaker was somewhat disappointing. He recognized, rightfully so, all the veterans who fought in World War II,
Korea, Vietnam, in the Gulf Wars
and those currently deployed in
foreign countries fighting jihad
terrorism.
However, no recognition was
announced of the contributions
Cold War veterans made in
defending the United States from
September 1945 until the fall of
the Berlin Wall.
This first unheralded organization of thousands of mounted
warriors was called the U.S. Constabulary.
They were deployed in American-occupied Germany, replacing
millions of World War II veterans
anxious for their “ruptured duck”
so they could return home.
By August 1949, when the
Basic Law was adopted creating
the Federal Republic of Germany,
the Constabulary had successfully
executed their mission of security
and communist containment in
the American zone.

They established a tactical
legacy for future
generations of
warriors
who
also had to deal
with the political,
military,
economic, diploGeorge F. matic and perHofmann sonnel turbuof Cold
Community lence
War period.
Press guest
Let us not
columnist forget the Cold
War airmen.
They flew thousands of flights
into and out of Berlin in 19481949 to alleviate the starving
population and eventually breaking the Soviet blockage. Many airmen died in this effort.
Later Cold War warriors had to
deal with the 1958 Lebanon crisis
and, in the early 1960s, Cuba and
another Berlin crisis.
Just years ago the government
finally recognized Cold War veterans of all branches of the services.
The secretary of defense stated
that the people of this nation are
“forever grateful” for the contribution made by the Cold War veterans.
George F. Hofmann is a resident of
Green Township.

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Last week’s question

Is “Sesame Street” still relevant today, 40 years after its
television debut? Why or why
not? Do you have any favorite
memories of the show?
“‘Sesame’ was great for my
kids and now my grandchildren
are learning from and relating to it
as well. I like the way this show
uses music to enhance learning. I
relate most to Oscar the Grouch.”
G.G.
“Ever since they bowed to
political correctness and sent
‘Cookie Monster’ off into the twilight they lost me!”
C.J.W.
“‘Sesame Street’ is still relevant
because teaching our youngest
learners the basics of
reading, math and
good behavior never
goes out of style. I
love that the characters that kept me
entertained are still
around to entertain
my children. The
addition of new characters has allowed it
to stay current while
maintaining
the
same, loving format we enjoyed
years ago. I cried when Big Bird
told us that Mr. Hooper had died.
No kids show today would take
on the tough topic of death or
some of the other issues they’ve
handled over the years.”
J.H.
“We loved everything about
‘Sesame Street’ when my daughter was growing up, and it’s so
much fun to see how much my
grandchildren enjoy the same
characters. I used to enjoy the
send-ups of popular singers. It
was over the kids’ heads, but I
loved it! Bruce Stringbean’s ‘Born

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To Add,’ along with some of those
other rock parodies, The Beetles
and ‘Letter B’ and ‘Hey Food;’
Mick Swagger and the Cobble
Stones singing ‘(I Can’t Get No)
Co-Operation)’; Moe Cocker with
‘A Little Yelp From My Friends;’
Billy Idle with ‘Rebel L.’ Classic.
S.H.M.
“The mission is the same today
as it was then. There
are still kids who are
being educated by it.
Plus it has a following
of people who grew up
on it and are raising
kids today. I always
loved the skits with the
aliens ... yep yep yep.”
A.H.
“Sesame Street was
a big part of my twin granddaughters’ life. Courtney was very
seriously attached to Grover and
Sarah was attached to Big Bird.
When Courtney had surgery on
her left leg, so did Grover. They
both came out of surgery sporting
a beautiful pink cast on their left
leg. Big Bird and Grover made a
surprise visit on their fifth birthday and Sarah was frightened so
that ended her relationship with
him. But at almost 21 years old I
am sure Grover is still in someone’s memory. P.S. I dressed as
Cookie Monster myself in a
Shriner parade 20 years ago and
won a prize for our organization.”
I.K.

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Llanfair Retirement Community honored veterans. At the ceremony were, from left, a Cub Scout from Pack 710, Marcia Cahall, Llanfair
Resident, served in the WAVES; Ben Pierson, Llanfair Resident, a Navy veteran; and Jim Eddy, Llanfair Resident, another Navy veteran.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thoughts on schools

Concerning public schools,
please consider the following:
• We need good teachers and
we need good homes, but the
home is more important. This is
why I am against property tax to
support schools.
• Regardless of the way public
schools are funded, the amount of
money paid to a school district
must be decided by the people
paying the bill. Because teachers’
salaries represent a high percentage of the cost of education, the
teachers’ pay should be decided
by what the community can
afford. If some in a community
want a more advanced education
for their children, this should be
available to them for a price.
• Concerning the teachers’
union, teachers have a right to get
together and make known their

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compete with a national organization. In addition, tax money cannot be feed to state politicians to
influence their vote. We cannot let
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mal life, men and women,
Democrats and Republicans, and
many others. Charter schools
were formed to regain this balance in the educational system,
We all must forget our turf and
search for truth.
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Finneytown

Candidate promises continued work
When the election was concluded and I found myself only 4
percent short of my goal, there
was the undeniable temptation to
lose myself in an obsession of
numbers and statistics in a foolhardy attempt to analyze away
my feelings of a major shortcoming.
It all ends with a period of
questioning whether or not I did
all I really could, if I let my supporters down, or if the odds I was
up against were just more than I
ever could have surmounted.
All of these things plagued my
thoughts and spirit for a great
many hours after the disappointing outcome on Nov. 3.
But thankfully, after a small
flood of free drinks at Junior’s and
the day-after e-mails and phone
calls, I have quickly been rejuvenated by the reassurance that I
have only really lost one thing,
and that is 4 percent of an election.
It is now easier for me to see
what I have gained. I helped
spearhead Change*NCH and the
communications that got three
great new candidates elected. Pat
Hartzel will be the new hardest-

working council
member,
Lisa
Curtis will be the
new
greatest
and
loudest
voice for the
people,
and
Renee Stiles will
be the new
Matthew most compasMiller-Novak sionate member
our governCommunity of
ment.
Press guest
I
have
columnist gained many
friends and supporters. I, an NCH man of only a
few years with an unknown
name, barely lost an election to a
NCH man of a few generations
with an extremely well-known
name and parents.
To have come so close after so
little time was a great accomplishment, and I am both proud and
grateful for that. I am also grateful
for all of the new friends and
sense of community that I now
have. There are so many new
names and faces that are a part of
my life now that I could never
imagine feeling alone in NCH.
I see it as a duty to repay that

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support with a continuation of the
hard work that brought that same
support to the polls.
I will continue to operate
changench.com. I will continue to
communicate to the city through
changench.com, and I will continue to work with our three elected
candidates. With the help of their
new elected positions, I will help
make
sure
that
we
at
Change*NCH provide an amount
of communication and transparency in our government’s
dealings as has never been done
before.
I am more energized than ever
before, and I promise not to let up
on the hard work I have been
doing for the city. I am committed
to you.
It is all very clear today. The
people that we campaigned
against had everything to lose
and really gained nothing. We
had nothing to lose and gained
everything. I thank the people of
NCH for making this all possible,
and I pledge to continue to work
tirelessly for you all.
Matt Miller-Novak was a candidate
for president of the North College Hill
City Council.

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ART EXHIBITS
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BENEFITS

Preparing for an Empty Nest, 7-9 p.m.,
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Learn to grieve what’s behind, daydream
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This year’s fall play at Winton Woods High School is “Cards on the Table,” an Agatha Christie murder mystery that involves a
dinner party attended by a Scotland Yard superintendent and a crime novelist. The other four guests have all committed
murder and gotten away with it. As the group plays bridge after dinner, their host is murdered. Performances are 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 19, through Saturday, Nov. 21, in the school’s auditorium, 1231 W. Kemper Road. Tickets are $7 at the door.
For more information, call 619-2420.

EDUCATION

More Than Money Matters Workshop,
noon-1:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church,
1553 Kinney Ave. Trinity Hall. Identify what is
most important in your life, set goals and
make good financial decisions. Learn to use
basic money management tools to help you
budget, reduce debt and find money to save.
Free. Registration required. Presented by
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Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” will play the Aronoff Center through Nov. 22 at 8
p.m. through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday; and at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Sunday. It is the musical story of showbiz buddies putting on a show at a Vermont
inn. Tickets are $24.50-$64.50. Call 1-800-982-2787 or visit
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Rhonda Coullet is Vera Sanders, Christopher Marchant is Dennis Sanders, Bobby Taylor is Stanley Sanders and Tess Hartman
is June Sanders in Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's production of “Sanders Family Christmas: More Smoke on the
Mountain.” The comedy runs through Dec. 31 in the Playhouse’s Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre. For tickets call 513-4213888 or visit www.cincyplay.com.

Life

November 18, 2009

Hilltop Press

B3

Has marriage become too frail to carry our dreams?
Marriage is being scrutinized today because of its
disappearing stability.
So is the earth being
scrutinized because of its
disappearing glaciers. So is
organized religion because
of its disappearing congregations.
Whenever crucial elements of life start fading our
concern for them escalates.
We worry about marriage
because of its immense
impact on the collective and
individual welfare of society.
Our country has the
highest divorce rate in the
world.
“We divorce, re-partner
and remarry faster than
people in any other country,” says Andrew Cherlin, a
Johns Hopkins sociologist,
in his book, “The MarriageGo-Round.”
A recent column in Time
magazine (Aug. 24 and 31)
addressed the same concern
titled, “Americans Marry
Too Much.”
It expressed a legitimate

w o r r y
about our
k i d s ,
“American
kids are
more likely
than
those in
o t h e r
Father Lou developed
Guntzelman countries
Perspectives to live in a
household
with a revolving cast of parents, stepparents, and livein partners moving in and
out of their lives – a pattern
which is definitely not good
for children.”
Cherlin was amazed to
find out that American kids
born to married couples
experienced 6 percent more
household disruption by age
15 than Swedish kids born
to unmarried parents.
“Remember, we’re talking about the ‘avant-garde’
Swedes compared to the
‘conservative’ Americans,”
Cherlin says.
The bottom line is that
while marriage is good for

kids, it’s best when it results
in a stable home.
Or, as Cherlin puts it,
“Many of the problems
faced by American’s children stem not from parents
marrying too little but rather
too often.”
What’s gone wrong? It
would take volumes to try
to assess.
One factor is that most
couples still embark on the
marriage journey believing
that “all we need is love and
good sex.”
Interestingly, too many
still mistake infatuation and
active hormones as convincing proof that love
exists. Nor do they realize
what else is needed even
when genuine love is present.
M. Bridget Brennan and
Jerome L. Shen, in their
book “Claiming Our Deepest
Desires,” point out important elements missing in
today’s new marriages:
“Navigational tools of communication, conflict resolution, deep listening, willing-

ness to admit errors and
wrongdoings, a sense of
humor, trust and emotional
maturity are all necessary in
a good and lasting marriage.”
To these I would add a
solid sense of commitment.
That’s not just a casual
promise but a vow from the
deepest core of ourself, that
come good times or bad,
we’ll both work on our relationship throughout life.
A marriage relationship
is a dynamic living organism undergoing various
stages, cycles, rhythms and
moods.
Despite superficial premarriage
“preparation
courses” most go into a
marriage relationship at a
rather superficial level.

Few expect a lifetime of
work. We do not know our
self or our spouse as well as
we think we do. And what
we don’t know can hurt us.
Marriage is a process of
self-discovery as well as
spouse-discovery.
That’s why Gary and
Betsy Ricucci quipped to
newlyweds, “One of the
best wedding gifts God gave
you was a full-length mirror
called your spouse. Had
there been a card attached,
it would have said, ‘Here’s
to helping you discover
what you’re really like.’ ”
Psychologically and spiritually the other human we
marry is, in the truest sense,
to be a helpmate in our selfawareness and growth.
The process of self-dis-

covery and spouse discovery is an unending challenge.
We are either going forward, going backward, or
trying to live our relationship on cruise control –
which means coasting
along effortlessly.
Yet, can anything loving,
enduring and beautiful ever
be constructed without personal effort?
Father Lou Guntzelman is a
Catholic priest of the
Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
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directly at P.O. Box 428541,
Cincinnati, OH 45242. Please
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November 18, 2009

Life

Rita’s readers resurrect Fern’s beloved chili
Writing this column
week after week never gets
“old” to me. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s the sharing of recipes and stories
that make it a popular read.
Apparently Fern
Storer,
food editor
at
the
Cincinnati
Post for a
very long
time, had
Rita the same
Heikenfeld r e l a t i o n with
Rita’s kitchen ship
her readers.
When Pam Timme asked
for Fern’s chili recipe, I had
no idea the response would
be so great. I figured a few
of you might have a copy.
Well, not only did I get a
couple dozen responses;
one reader offered to send
me a copy of Fern’s cookbook (and I will definitely
accept!).
So
thanks,
thanks,
thanks to all of you who
shared recipes and stories of
this unique lady.
I wish I had met her. I

understand she was an
enthusiastic gardener, as
well. I know my Mom liked
Fern’s recipes, and that to
me was a great endorsement.
I made the chili during a
demo at Macy’s on Saturday, and everyone loved the
mild taste and thick consistency.

Fern Storer’s chili

Jean King, a Loveland
reader, brought this in personally to me.
By the way, Fern was a
very detailed recipe writer.
She wanted her readers to be
able to recreate her recipes
without one problem.
Here’s my adaptation
from her 1989 cookbook.
Mount Healthy reader
Rob Hiller sent me the
recipe, as well, along with
the Cincinnati chili story
Fern had as a sideline.
Rob substituted 1⁄4 each
ground cloves and allspice
for the 6 whole called in the
recipe.
1 pound ground beef
(not hamburger – I used sirloin)

Cook ground beef until
red color is almost gone.
Add everything but beans
and wine. Simmer gently
and cook uncovered, about
20 minutes.
Add beans and wine and
cook another 15 minutes or
so. It will be fairly thick. If it
becomes thicker than you
like, a cup or so of water
may be added.
Also, if you cool and
refrigerate it, you will probably need to add a little
water to the amount you
reheat. This will make eight
to 10 generous servings.

Taffy apple salad
for Thanksgiving

Reader Laurel Muhlenbruch shares this favorite
recipe. She also shared a
wonderful carrot cake recipe
from her mother-in-law,
Doris Szegda, who lives in
Canandaigua, N.Y.
The carrot cake is a
much requested holiday and

Taste of Lebanon

St. Anthony of Padua Church’s
fall festival will take place noon to 6
p.m., Sunday, Nov. 22. The church is
located at 2530 Victory Parkway,
East Walnut Hills.
The festival will feature authentic
Lebanese cuisine made by the St.

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• Keep candles out of
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• Trim candlewicks each
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uneven burning and dripping.
• Always use a candleholder specifically designed
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• Be sure the candleholder is placed on a stable,
heat-resistant surface.
• Keep the wax pool free

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and debris at all times.
• Always read and follow the manufacturer’s use
and safety instructions carefully. Don’t burn a candle
longer than the manufacturer recommends.
• Always burn candles

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Community

November 18, 2009

Hilltop Press

B5

BRIEFLY
Maybe they delivered a
home-cooked meal when you
were under the weather, or
watched your children while
you ran a quick errand, or
helped you with yard work.
They are Neighbors Who
Care, and we think they
deserve recognition.
Again this year, the Hilltop
Press will devote one of our
holiday issues to honoring
those in the community who
have given a bit of themselves
to make the lives of others better.
No deed is too small (or too
large). If you know a Neighbor
Who Cares, tell us about them.
You can nominate by sending an e-mail to memral@communitypress.com, or by regular mail to Marc Emral, Hilltop
Press, 5556 Cheviot Road,
Cincinnati, 45247. Include your
name, address and phone
number, as well as their name.

Tennis, anyone?

A free tennis clinic and
party for youngsters ages 4 to
11 will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at Colonial Racquet Club, 6650 Hamilton Ave.
The program helps youngsters get introduced to tennis.
There are smaller courts,
smaller racquets, and soft
nerf-like balls. Parents are welcome! Call Colonial at 7293738 to reserve your spot.
There will be free pizza,
free drinks and free games.

Arts and crafts

ices it provided during wars at
the next meeting of the North
College Hill Historical Society,
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at
Hilltop United Methodist
Church, 1930 W. Galbraith
Road.
A question and answer
period will follow his talk. Veterans are invited to attend and
tell of what they did during
their time serving the country.
The society would appreciate donations of pictures of
NCH people in uniform who
served the country along with
the name and brief description
of how they served. Hats from
uniforms, medals, letters to
family, and equipment used
would be preserved and displayed. Items maybe brought
to a meeting or left at the NCH
Post Office marked for the historical society care of Sue.

Market moves

Folks still can shop for
fresh produce despite the calendar.
The College Hill Farm Market has moved indoors to the
College Hill Coffee Company
and Casual Gourmet, 6128
Hamilton Ave.
Some of the same summer
vendors will be at the restaurant 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. every
Thursday. For more information
call 542-2739.

Giving thanks

Greenhills friends and family
of a woman seriously injured in
an August car crash will celebrate Thanksgiving together

The annual La Salle High
Arts and Crafts Show will be
from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
22, at the high school, 3091
North Bend Road.
More than 90 crafters will
display handmade, painted
and decorated items for sale.
Coffee, baked goods and
lunch available. Call 741-3000
for information.

raising money to help in her
recovery.
They are having a benefit at 8
p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at
Molloy’s on the Green, 10 Enfield
St., adjacent the Greenhills pool.
Along with live music, there
will be baskets and large items
raffled off.
Leach is home recovering
and going through in-home therapy and her road to recovery will
be a long one.
For information or tickets,
call 615-9571.

Sheriff’s auction

The Hamilton County
Sheriff’s Office will conduct a
public auction to dispose of
34 vehicles and one boat, all
of which have been declared
forfeited or abandoned.
The auction will begin at 9
a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at
patrol headquarters, 11021
Hamilton Ave.
Vehicles to be auctioned
range from 1987 to 2006 models, and include foreign and
domestic sedans, pickup
trucks, SUVs, a van, motorbike, motorcycle and an allterrain vehicle. A 15-foot boat
is also on the list to be auctioned.
Vehicles may be viewed
from 8:45 to 9 a.m. the day of
the auction. A complete list of
vehicles being offered, as well
as the auction rules, is available at www.hcso.org.
Bidder
numbers
are
required for everyone who
wants to bid. Bidder registration begins at 8:15 a.m.

MARC EMRAL/STAFF

Not investments

Last week’s Scavenger Hunt clue was from the sign to Remington Place
Apartments on Kemper Road in Forest Park. No one called in a correct
guess. Turn to A1 for this week’s clue.

Season’s greetings

Discover the joy of making
and sharing handcrafted holiday greeting cards during a
special two-part workshop
being offered at the Springfield Township Senior/Community Center Thursday
evenings, Dec. 3 and 10, from
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost for each two-part
series is $30 for residents and
$40 for non-residents.
Attendees should bring a
12-inch paper cutter, scissors, and a glue stick or tape
adhesive to make four cards.
For more on the class,
contact Mary Ann at 385-1637
or at mmayers@fuse.net.
A minimum of eight participants will be required to conduct the class, with a maximum registration of 16.
Register at the Springfield Township Senior/Community Center, by calling 5221154 or e-mail to tschneider@
springfieldtwp.org.

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Community

November 18, 2009

Finneytown resident honored as volunteer
Andy Proud was recently
recognized by the Cincinnati
Association for the Blind and
Visually Impaired (CABVI)
with its One on One Award
for volunteer service.
A component of Radio
Reading Services, CABVI’s
One on One program matches volunteer personal readers
with individuals or groups.
Proud began volunteering with the agency when
he was working a third shift
and looking for a flexible
opportunity.
At that time reading for
Personalized Talking Print
(PTP) was a perfect fit. PTP
is part of CABVI’s free Radio
Reading Services, and offers
people who are blind or
visually impaired tailored
and up-to-the-minute news
and information via a voice
mail customized system.
When Andy switched
jobs, he also transitioned to
a new volunteer option – as

A component of Radio
Reading Services,
CABVI’s One on One
program matches
volunteer personal
readers with individuals
or groups.
a One on One volunteer.
When Beverly and Morris
Bernard were told their personal reader was 27 years
old, they admittedly were
reluctant. After all young
professionals have many
other obligations for their
time.
That was in 2002, and
seven years later Proud continues to be an important part
of Beverly’s life.
He visits her weekly reading her the mail and helping
with anything that needs to
be filled out. But even more
important, Proud was there

for her emotionally after the
death of her husband and
encouraging her through her
cancer treatments. Beverly
has accompanied Proud to
family functions and they
have attended concerts
together.
“This experience has really opened my eyes but it has
also given me a new friend.
In some ways, Beverly
knows me better than a lot
of my family,” said Proud.
The Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides counseling, rehabilitation, information and employment
services to people of all ages
in a nine county area.
Through all of its programs and services, it
strives to help those who
are blind, visually or print
impaired lead independent
lives. CABVI provided services to more than 4,200
people in 2008.

PROVIDED.

Andy Proud was recently awarded the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s One on One volunteer.
He is with Jennifer Holladay, CABVI’s One on One volunteer coordinator.

Park district garners four state awards
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to Ohio communities.
• In the category of park
area development, the
Hamilton County Park District received the top award
of superior for the Winton
Woods Campground expansion project completed in
May 2009. The award recognizes the expansion as a
substantial
recreational
improvement that provides
outstanding service to the
community. The $2.6 million expansion included an
addition of eight deluxe
cabins, 25 full hookup
back-in RV sites, 12 pullthrough full hookup RV
sites and a new 2,600
square foot campground
office with retail and a
snack bar. Other improvements included a new
entrance and parking area,
activity shelter, playground
and RV dump station.
• In the category of Natural Resource Management,
the park district received the
top award of superior for the
controlled bow hunting program created in 2005 to
reduce the number nuisance
deer within park boundaries. The award recognizes
outstanding achievement in
protection and enhancement of nature resources.
The program provides bow
hunters an opportunity
assist the parks in manage
nuisance deer population,
which are harming vegetation growth and affecting
other animal habitats.
Hunters who apply are
required to have an Ohio
hunting license, deer tags
and pass a strict qualifica-

HOLIDAY HOPE
& MEMORIES

Neihard-Gillen Funeral Home personally invites you and your family to
join us on the afternoon of Sunday, November 22, 2009 beginning at
2:00 p.m. at our funeral home. Our guest speakers will be Rev. Jon Barker
and Rev. Herman Emmert. This uplifting program will include
inspirational music and hope filled messages. The afternoon includes a
candlelight Memorial Service with refreshments. Keep the candle in
remembrance of your loved one. We believe that our services continue
beyond the time of the funeral and we encourage all of you to join us for
an inspirational afternoon. RSVP would be appreciated.

Please call

513-771-7117

521-7800

6282 Cin-Day Rd
Liberty Twp, OH 45044

513-759-4700

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Managing Partner

7401 Hamilton Avenue, Mt. Healthy

instructional segments created by park district staff,
including golfing and fishing tips, video of the first
official mountain bike trail
in Hamilton County and a
segment on the SoloRider, a
modified golf cart for golfers
with disabilities.
• In the category of Facility, the district received the
honorable award of outstanding for the Winton
Woods Warehouse Project
completed in summer 2009.
The award recognizes the

tion process, including a
written safety test and an
archery proficiency test.
• In the category of Marketing (New Media/Electronic Media,) the district
received top award of superior for the district’s
YouTube Channel created in
spring 2009. The award
recognizes the site as an
outstanding promotional
tool used to communicate to
external audiences. The district uses the site to post
recreational video and

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ural resource management,
marketing and facility.
Each year OPRA showcases Ohio’s best parks by
honoring programs and
projects that have made
extraordinary commitments

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The Hamilton County
Park District has won four
awards, three being top
awards, from the Ohio
Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA) in areas of
park area development, nat-

building addition as an
improvement to the functionality of the organization. The project included a
2,800 square foot addition
to an existing warehouse
for storage and office space,
an enlarged entrance area
and a canopy built over the
warehouse shipping and
receiving area.
Winners of the OPRA
Awards will be recognized
at the OPRA conference
awards presentation on
Sunday, Jan. 24, in Akron.

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Thinking about birds and bulbs for the winter
Attracting birds to your
landscape is a great way to
help control insects in the
summer, and a great way to
liven up those humdrum
winter days.
One of the best ways to
attract birds is gardening for
birds. It’s a fun way to work
with nature, beautify your
yard, and learn about
wildlife at the same time.
Planting evergreens to
provide year-round protection, planting deciduous
trees and shrubs to provide
a habitat for the birds as
well as a natural source of
food, and designing water
in the garden, whether it’s a
small pond or bird bath, are
all ways to garden for the
birds, as well as creating an
attractive landscape.
Of course, the easiest
way to attract birds is by
supplying them with a
source of food in a bird feeder. If you’re already feeding
the birds, good for you! And
if you aren’t, it’s never too
late to start. Now here are
three very important tips
about feeding the birds:
• Always use a highgrade bird feed. Cheap feed,
although less expensive,
has fillers most birds won’t
eat, and actually becomes a
waste of your money.
• Always provide water
for the birds. It’s as important as the food. Not only
do they need water to drink,
more importantly, they need
water to clean themselves
over the winter! This is very
important to their survival.
• Clean your bird feeders
every now and then, using
soap and water, or try a 10
percent bleach/90 percent
water solution.

Clean it
well, rinse
well, rinse
again, let it
dry, and refill
with a highgrade bird
food. This
Ron Wilson p r o c e s s
In the helps
to
garden e l i m i n a t e
moldy feed,
which can be life threatening to birds, as well as help
sanitize the feeder to prevent against unwanted bird
diseases. (Visit www.wildbirdcenter.com/mas
for
more birding information)

Amaryllis a favorite

Light up the holidays
and those bleak winter days
– plant bulbs!
A
holiday
favorite,
Amaryllis is one of the easiest bulbs to bring into
flower, not only for the holidays, but over the winter
as well. Amaryllis are available in many different colors, single and double
blooms, and gives one outstanding show when in
flower. Now here are a few
tips for growing amaryllis in
your home:
• When buying your
amaryllis bulbs, remember,

the larger the bulb, the more
flower stalks it will have –
which means more flowers!
You’ll find different sizes
with different costs available in your local garden
stores.
• Plant your amaryllis
bulb in a 6- to 8-inch pot
(good drainage), using a top
grade potting soil. Plant the
bulb so that it’s buried up to
the bottom of the neck of
the bulb, and water it in.
• Place your newly
planted amaryllis in a
warm, well lit area, and
water sparingly at first, then
water as needed once it
starts to grow. Let the soil
get close to dry before
watering each time.
• It usually takes about
6-8 weeks for the bulb to
flower, so plan accordingly.
Planting amaryllis now,
should have them starting
to show colors just before
Christmas.
• Once the amaryllis
flower is finished, cut it off
(stalk and all) and grow
your amaryllis indoors as a
houseplant this winter, then
outside during the summer.
There’s a real good chance
you can get it to flower
again next year! And buy
several bulbs, staggering

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quickly, simply move them
into a cooler area, and they
will slow down.
And to keep your paperwhites from getting really
tall, add a splash of gin to
the water! Yep, just a shot of
gin (or vodka or other clear
liquor) will keep these beauties shorter and stockier.
Buy extras and plant on
an every three- or fourweek schedule. That way
you’ll have colors and fragrances indoors, all winter
long.
Ron Wilson is marketing
manager for Natorp’s Inc.
Garden Stores and is the
garden expert for 55KRC-AM
and Local 12. You can reach
him at columns@community
press.com.

Here’s another way to
light up the holidays and
winter months indoors, but
this time, you’ll get great
colors and a great smell!
That’s right – by planting
paperwhite bulbs, not only
will you add great colors
indoors, but you’ll also add
a wonderful fragrance!
There are several ways
to plant paperwhites indoors
– you can use a pot with a
top grade potting soil and
simply nest the bulbs into
the soil and add water, but

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one of my favorite ways is
to nestle them in a saucer of
gravel.
• Simply grab a saucer,
and fill with small sized
gravel or stones. Nestle the
bottoms of your paperwhites into the gravel, and
then add water, bringing the
level up to and covering the
bottom of the bulbs.
• Place the saucer of
bulbs in a well lit warm
area, and your paperwhites
will jump into action and
start growing right away!
Monitor the water levels
and keep it just at the base
of the bulbs. These take
about 3-5 weeks to flower,
so plan accordingly.
• And if your bulbs seem
to be coming along too

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3-4 weeks apart. Then
you’ll have great indoor colors, all winter long!

CHRISTIAN CHURCH DISCIPLES
Mt. Healthy Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)

Charles A. Matthews, died Nov.
8. He was an ordained minister with
the Church of Christ, former president of Great Lakes Christian College and director of retail sales for
Standard Publishing.
Survived by wife Velda Matthews;
children Sue King, Dana Butler,
Mark (Rebecca) Matthews; grandchildren Shelley Robinson, Susan
King, Shana Kidd, George Burris II,

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Charles Butler, Joy Allen, Heather
Kinnard, April Matthews; sister Marilyn Yearty; 11 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by siblings Ruth
Davis, Reba Crawford, James
Matthews.
Services were Nov. 11 at Christ’s
Church at Mason. Arrangements by
Paul R. Young Funeral Home.
Memorials to: Great Lakes Christian
College, 6211 Willow Highway,
Lansing, MI 48917.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden –
needs volunteers in the volunteer
education program. Volunteers will
receive training, invitations to special events and a monthly newsletter, among other benefits. There
are numerous volunteer opportunities now available, including: “Ask
Me” Station Program, Slide Presenters Program, Tour Guide Program, Animal Handlers Program,
CREW Education Program. Each
area has its own schedule and
requirements. Certified training is
also required. Must be 18 or older
and have a high school degree or
GED diploma. For more information, call the zoo’s education
department at 559-7752, or e-mail
volunteereducator@cincinnatizoo.o
rg, or visit www.cincinnatizoo.org.
GRRAND – Golden Retriever Rescue
and Adoption of Needy Dogs
takes in needy displaced, abandoned or unclaimed stray golden
retrievers and places them in volunteer foster homes until adoptive
families are found. Call 1-866-9812251 and leave your name and
phone. Visit www.ggrand.org. E-

mail
www.cincygrrand@yahoo.com.
League For Animal Welfare – A no-kill
shelter, needs volunteers 16 and
older to help socialize cats and 18
and older to socialize and walk
dogs. Other opportunities available. Call 735-2299, ext. 3.
Save the Animals Foundation –
Needs people 18 and older to staff
its shelter for homeless cats and
dogs. Call 378-0300 for cats and
588-6609 for dogs.
Tri State County Animal Response
Team (CART) – Is at 11216
Gideon Lane in Sycamore Township. Meetings are open to the
public. Visit www.tristatecart.com
for monthly subjects or more information. Call 702-8373.

Education

Change a life – Volunteer to tutor an
adult with low-level literacy skills or
GED preparation needs. Call 621READ.
Cincinnati Reads – a volunteer tutoring program working with K-4 students in Cincinnati Public Schools.
Volunteers receive free training to
work one-on-one with children

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who are struggling to read. Call
621-7323 or e-mail Jayne Martin
Dressing, jdressing@lngc.org.
Great Oaks Institute of Technology
and Career Development – Volunteers are needed for Adult Basic
and Literacy Education classes
and English to Speakers of Other
Language classes.There are
numerous sites and times available
for volunteering. Call 612-5830.
Inktank – Group looking for volunteers to help children and adults
improve their skills in writing-based
initiatives across the city. Call 5420195.
Winton Woods City Schools – Wants
to match community members
who are interested in volunteering
in the schools with the students.
Volunteer opportunities at Winton
Woods Primary North and South,
middle school and high school.
Volunteers who would have oneon-one contact with students outside of a classroom are required to
have a background check. To volunteer, contact Gina Burnett at
burnett.gina@wintonwoods.org or
619-2301.
The YMCA of Greater Cincinnati’s
Black Achievers Program that

inspires and encourages teens of
color toward paths of success is
looking for caring professionals
who want to make a difference,
and for young people who can
benefit from positive adult role
models. Part of a national YMCA
initiative, the local program incorporates mentoring, career exploration and college readiness; and
helps students develop a positive
sense of self, build character,
explore diverse college and career
options. Volunteers, many of
whom are sponsored by area
companies, share their own personal insight and encouragement.
Contact Program Director Darlene
Murphy at the Melrose YMCA,
961-3510 or visit www.myy.org.
YMCA – The Ralph J. Stolle Countryside YMCA is looking for volunteer
trail guides for school groups. Call
932-1424 or e-mail
melittasmi@countrysideymca.org.

Entertainment

Business Volunteers for the Arts –
BVA is accepting applications from
business professionals with at
least three years experience, inter-

ested in volunteering their skills
within the arts community. Projects
average six to eight months in
length and can range from marketing or accounting to Web
design or planning special events.
A one-day training program is provided to all accepted applicants.
Call 871-2787.
Center for Independent Living
Options – Seeking volunteers to
staff Art Beyond Boundaries,
gallery for artists with disabilities.
Volunteers needed noon to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and
noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Call 2412600.
Cincinnati Museum Center – Needs
volunteers to work in all three
museums, the Cincinnati History
Museum, the Museum of Natural
History and Science and the Cinergy Children’s Museum, and special exhibits. Call 287-7025.

Health care

American Diabetes Association –
Seeks volunteers in its area office
located downtown for clerical support, filling requests for educational materials from phone requests,

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Somerset, Kentucky’s
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Minutes from
Lake Cumberland

There is a joke among friends here, “It’s
a Phoenix that has risen from the ashes.
”When Charles and Allison Hahn Sobieck
purchased the property at 502 North Main
Street (in Somerset, Kentucky), there
was a lot of work to be done, to say the
least. With the vision of a B & B and a
home in ruins, there were little choices.
The dilapidated structure was removed,
then reconstructed as it had been in the
1850’s. It’s a brand new home. A bit of an
unusual concept for a bed and breakfast.
“We reconstructed the home from scratch.
This gave us the beneﬁt of designing
every amenity possible along the way,
”said Allison Sobieck, owner. Every room
is equipped with many amenities you
don’t often ﬁnd in a traditional bed and
breakfast, but rather a ﬁne hotel. Every
room has a full sized closet with a pair
of micro-ﬁber robes hanging in them,
400- count Egyptian cotton sheets, cable
TV with DVD players, queen sized beds,
and a host of other things. For instance,
2 rooms have gas ﬁreplaces and 3 rooms
have whirlpool tubs. We even offer many
add on amenities such as massage,
dinner, ﬂowers, etc…

The rooms are only half of the reason
to come to The Doolin House. Owners
Charles and Allison just happen to both be
chefs. Some of the breakfast specialties
include Caramel Banana French Toast and
Southern Eggs Benedict (2 fried green
tomatoes topped with 2 slices of smoked
bacon, 2 eggs over easy and Hollandaise).
Chuck is usually in charge of breakfast
and tries to do new and different things
every day. Chef Chuck pointed out, “It’s
fun to experiment with breakfast. It’s the
one meal that encompasses all foods.
It’s perfectly acceptable to see smoked
salmon or a pork cutlet at the breakfast
table. ”For those in no rush to rise and
shine, breakfast in bed is served at no
additional charge.
When you need a weekend get away
that’s not too far from home or you
are planning your summer vacation to
beautiful Lake Cumberland, remember
that The Doolin House Bed and Breakfast
is only a phone call away.

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data entry, special events support
and coordinating the Health Fair.
Call 759-9330.
American Heart Association – Volunteers needed to assist with the
American Heart Association’s
cause campaigns, Power to End
Stroke, Go Red For Women,
Start!, and the Alliance for a
Healthier Generation. Assignments
include clerical work, event specific duties and community outreach.
Contact the American Heart Association at 281-4048 or e-mail
ray.meyer@heart.org.
Crossroads Hospice – Seeking volunteers to assist terminally ill patients
and their families. Call 793-5070.
Destiny Hospice – is seeking caring
and compassionate people to
make a difference in the life of a
person living with terminal illness.
No special skills or experience
needed; simply a willingness to
help provide comfort and support.
Orientation is scheduled to fit the
volunteer’s schedule. Opportunities are available throughout the
Cincinnati, Middletown and Butler
County area. Contact Anne at
554-6300, or ababcock@destinyhospice.com.

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